Life sciences

BIP UK appoints Darling director TA, learning & development

Consulting firm BIP UK has appointed Matt Darling as its new talent acquisition, learning & development director.

DEI, Your business 25 February 2025

FINANCIALS: SThree profits down due to challenging conditions

STEM recruiter SThree reports that its net fees were down 9% year-on-year (YoY).

Circle appoints Pirate Kelly as chairman

Recruitment organisation Circle has appointed Dean Kelly (left), co-founder of RDLC Pirates, as chairman.
 

Your recruitment business 3 February 2025

Life sciences recruiter Hartmann Young targets growth following MBO

International life sciences recruitment firm Hartmann Young has completed a management buyout (MBO) with founder Andrew Buxton.

DEI, Your recruitment business 22 January 2025

Owen Daniels acquires STEM specialist GK Search

Owen Daniels Group, a provider of STEM recruitment solutions, has acquired specialist STEM recruiter GK Search.

Your recruitment business 13 December 2024

SThree transitions leadership as Patel appointed to MD in UK, France and Belgium

STEM specialist recruiter SThree has appointed Rakesh Patel (pictured) to managing director – UK, France and Belgium.

Your recruitment business 3 December 2024
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TMC offers the employeneurship approach

European-headquartered The Member Company is potentially turning the recruitment business model on its head.

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 4-8 NOVEMBER 2024

This week’s new contracts & deals include: STEM Returners

DEI, Your recruitment business 5 November 2024

nGAGE Talent acquires Science Solutions Recruitment

Privately-owned UK recruitment group nGAGE Talent has acquired Science Solutions Recruitment, a specialist life sciences and chemical engineering recruitment business.

Your recruitment business 4 November 2024

Cannabis company launch competition to find product testers

Last month Colorado held what is most likely one of the first ever cannabis industry recruitment fairs, and now Dixie Elixirs, the Denver-based cannabis company, has launched a competition to recruit product testers.

GSK £130m investment to create 500 jobs

Pharmaceutical giant GSK is to create at least 500 jobs in Africa as a result of up to £130m of invesments in the continent planned over the next five years.

FINANCIALS: Gross profits up 9% at SThree but UK performance lags

Gross profits (GP) at international staffing business SThree rose by 9%, according to an interim management statement covering the quarter ended 2 March 2014 (Q1). This compares with a decline of 5% in Q4 2013.

Pharma and biotech firms: flexibility key to find talent

More than eight out of 10 employers in the pharmaceutical & biotechnology and medical devices sectors across Europe are planning to recruit this year, according to research by sector specialist Real Staffing, a division of international staffing group SThree.

Passport to rooms beyond the UK’s borders

When newly-established medical engineering firm The Medical Room wanted to explore markets abroad, UK Trade & Investment stepped in to help
13 March 2014

Patients first approach, not high pay pays off for Otsuka

Otsuka, a Japanese pharmaceuticals company with revenue of £10bn annually and 42,150 employees around the world, admits it doesn’t offer the magnitude of pay and benefits as others in its field.

Switzerland: BLG Executive Search opens office in Zug, Switzerland

Specialist healthcare executive search consultancy, BLG Executive Search has opened an office in the town of Zug, it first venture outside its base in Frankfurt, Germany.
Your recruitment business 18 February 2014

RSA increases global capability with three appointments

Global life sciences executive search and interim management specialist RSA has made three senior appointments, with the aim of growing its international business.
Your recruitment business 7 February 2014

Scottish industrial biotechnology innovation centre to create 1,500 jobs

A new innovation centre for industrial biotechnology (IB) is forecast to increase turnover to £3bn by 2030, creating 1,500 jobs within the next five years.

Cordant acquires Sugarman Group

Multi-brand recruitment giant Cordant Group has acquired medical, education and social work recruiter the Sugarman Group.
Your recruitment business 3 February 2014

100 jobs on the way for Cork as BioMarin Manufacturing Ireland expands

More than 100 jobs are being created in Cork, as a result of the expansion of US biopharma company BioMarin Manufacturing Ireland in the city.

Aspen Pharma adds 42 to its Dublin-based Citywest operation

Dublin-based global pharmaceutical company Aspen Pharma has created 42 new jobs at its Citywest European Operations Centre in Ireland’s capital.

SThree’s Elden taps into new areas of service and talent

A changing clientele base and the need for expertise in previously untapped areas are driving new approaches to client service and internal staffing at international specialist recruiter SThree.
20 January 2014

UK financial services sector bouncing back

The UK’s financial services sector is in the vanguard of the economic recovery, with growth in finance sector jobs set to accelerate.

Sector Analysis Pharmaceutical and life sciences

The global nature of the pharma and life sciences industry throws up unique talent challenges
Analysis, In-house recruitment 17 January 2014

Global Spotlight on Switzerland

The country that is home to the headquarters of many multinationals can surprise recruiters with its high degree of regionalism
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